The pattern is the designDesign is the subject of permacultureDesigns are compiled from an assembly of components or forms

Patterns have form and the form is repeated. It is recurrent.Patterns normally have symmetry and balance

See the patterns that already existApply zone and sector planning as pattern applicationDesign patterns with understanding their impactsImpose a design assembly

Aim to:Use edge effectsManipulate flowImpose patterns to achieve specific resultsManipulate flow of air and water

Role of Designer:Keep the design smallKeep it variedThink of time as a pattern. The world as a sequence of events. Climate patterns and harvest dates.

Symbols. What is a symbol? Symbols are derived from patterns. Symbols examples.Words are symbols. It is how we interpret them

Orders are the measure of size, volume or concentration contained within the pattern. Orders are related to the gathering and dispersing of contents, ie. Nutrients, waste and energy flows.First Oder 1 is substantial, sluggish, and has inerta.The last order from 5-7 is slight, fast, turbulent.In the tree the trunk is order 1, the new leaves at the tips are order 7.

Applying appropriate design means to know what order we are in. For example, planting large forest trees in inner city. The site needs to be designed for order 5 or 6. Something like dwarf fruit trees is a better solution.

All these forms have special functionAll patterns also have mathematical basesMany patterns also apply to human societies

Network patterns. Probably the most important patternAll feeding relationships, social relationships and nutrient cycle networks.They consist of links and nodes. A bee is a link and can visit many species and pollinate about 1/3 of the world’s food. If there is only one node, such as only an apple tree, it is very weak. The more nodes the stronger the network.

Nitrogen fixing trees act as nodes in soil ecology.Mycelium, of course, sending and receivingNonhierarchical and hard to destroy